Always loved Millie's one, but this is great, especially considering it is from 1956. (I believe named Kirkland) gave it a "ska" feel. Rovert spencer wrote the origina song and the singer, Barbie Gaye, changed a lot of the lyrics, and the session band led by Jamaican. He knew about something the artists didn't know- licensing.
True, Lamper2! Morris Levy had absolutey nothing to do with writing this song. Truth is, the recording was years ahead of its time.
That's probably why Chris Blackwell chose it to be covered many years later. The session bad, Kirkland, Panama Jack on drums, and saxophonist named Sears listened to Barbie Gaye sing the song and the band felt it would work well with what was at the time, a brand new style (a mix between r&b, jazz and calypso) that years later would be called "ska" This may be the first song ever recorded in the ska style. Here we have the lovely 'Millie Small' with the song 'My boy lollipop' which was released in 1964 i believe.This song was originally recorded by then 14-year.
And the worst part, spencer never got dime from Levy. Robert spencer wrote the song and not only did Morris Levy add his name in the credits, but even tried to say the Robert Spencer was his pseudonym. Fascinating Youtube comments below the Barbie Gaye version:
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